I tried to knock him out in Munich... now I'll do it here, vows Haye ahead of Chisora fight

David Haye has promised to finish the job he started in Munich and deliver a 'slow, concussive beating' to Dereck Chisora.

The two British heavyweights came face to face at Upton Park to formally announce their summer showdown, controversially titled 'Licence to Thrill' and set for July 14.

The fight is shrouded in controversy after the boxers, neither of whom hold licences with the British Boxing Board of Control, were instead given the go-ahead by the Luxembourg authorities.

Let's get ready to rumble: David Haye and Dereck Chisora are separated by a steel fence as they announce their July 14 fight at Upton Park

Head-to-head: Haye has vowed to knock out Chisora when they finally clash inside the ring

Hammer time: Haye sits with trainer and manager Adam Booth during the press conference at West Ham's football ground

Match maker: Promoter Frank Warren sits beside Chisora

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Haye and Chisora came to blows during
an infamous brawl in Germany in February after Chisora had lost his WBC
heavyweight title fight with Vitali Klitschko.

While Haye had retired from the sport
last October and could not be punished by the BBBoC, Chisora's licence
was withdrawn. He has appealed the decision but the hearing will not
take place until July, leading to promoter Frank Warren bypassing the
British authorities and striking a deal with Luxembourg.

At West Ham's stadium, Haye and
Chisora were separated by a seven-foot fence as they faced the media.
Haye, ever the showman, spoke at length while Chisora was happy to shun
the limelight, interjecting only occasionally.

Caged beats: Ring rivals Haye and Chisora are put at bay by a steel fence to ensure there is no repeat of their shameful brawl in Munich

Calm before the storm: Haye smiles as Chisora answers questions from the media

Big money: Haye has come out of retirement to take the fight

Haye said: 'I'm looking forward to
it. The guy's said so many different things about me; that he's going to
do this and do that. He didn't learn his lesson in Germany so I've got
to do it properly, with no tripods and no bottles.

'We'll do it the old fashioned way in
the ring and I can expose him officially It can be on my boxing record,
not my police record.

'I said I'd only come out of
retirement for Vitali or Wladimir Klitschko. As far as I was concerned,
me and Dereck settled our difference in Germany.

'But slowly but surely people kept coming up to me in the streets, asking when I was going to fight Dereck in the ring.

'At first I wasn't interested but in
the end I thought "why not?". Frank Warren made contact and put it to us
that we could have a big showdown in England at a football stadium.

'In my mind I was gearing up for a
fight in the summer anyway. It's a fight against someone who doesn't do
anything I haven't seen before.

'He's not coming off a winning streak so it seems like a no-brainer.

'My last two opponents were very
defensive. I normally look better against a fighter who comes forward
and that's exactly what this guy does.

Keeping control: Both fighters were heavily flanked by security members

'If I could pick my perfect opponent,
who could make me look a million dollars, it would be someone around 6'
1 or 6' 2 and a little plodder who can't punch hard.

'Someone who doesn't do anything spectacular in any department but can take a punch, and that's him [Chisora].

'I don't have to do anything
technical for this fight, I just have to be in shape and I'm in shape
anyway. This is going to be an exhibition. I'm going to break this guy
down.

On standby: Haye and Chisora exchange spiteful words at West Ham's football ground

'I'm glad he's got a good chin
otherwise he'd get blasted out in the first round. He can take a whack
so he's going to get a nice, slow, concussive beating.'

Chisora retorted by threatening to jump over the fence but instead remained seated, declaring himself to be a 'bad man'.

'You are all talk,' he told Haye. 'You get in the ring and you don't deliver.

'Talk is cheap now. That was a lucky shot he hit me with in Munich.

Defence: Promoter Frank Warren believes he is right to put the fight on - despite not having the backing of the British Boxing Board of Control

'David: you are winning 1-0 but come July I am coming to whoop your ass.'

Warren, meanwhile, was forced to defend his decision to host the fight.

'I want to make it clear that Dereck Chisora is not banned from boxing,' he said.

'His licence was withdrawn and he
could re-apply whenever he chose. His appeal was supposed to be heard
this month but has been put back until sometime in July.

Brawlers: Dereck Chisora (left) and David Haye went head to head in Munich

Rematch: Haye and Chisora will fight inside the ring when they next meet

All hell broke loose: Haye's trainer/manager Adam Booth was cut during the vicious altercation during Chisora's post-fight press conference following his defeat to Vitali Klitschko

HOW TO GET IT ON

The British Boxing Board of Control (BBBC)
will not sanction the fight after removing Dereck Chisora’s licence on March 14
and with David Haye’s licence having lapsed.

Chisora’s licence was removed after he
was cited for three counts of indiscipline for his brawl with Haye at
the post-fight press conference following his world title fight with
Vitali Klitschko in Munich.

Chisora lodged an appeal and the
hearing, due next Monday, has been put back to 'late June, or early
July' because 'a QC on the independent panel was
called up for a murder trial'.

In the meantime, the Luxembourg Boxing Federation has sanctioned the fight at Upton Park.

Boxing federations are able to license bouts abroad because of free trade laws and the BBBC has staged fights abroad in countries like Malta.

The fight will be promoted by BoxNation in association with Sauerland, who have been holding bouts in Germany sanctioned by the Austrian Boxing Federation.

'That means he'll have been out of action for six months. if he was a footballer that would equate to 24 matches.

'[Luis] Suarez for his racist
comments was banned for eight matches and John Terry is still playing
despite his alleged misdemeanors. In fact, last weekend Floyd Mayweather
fought knowing he was going to prison.

'At the meeting, it was said that
Dereck could apply anywhere to box. since his licence was withdrawn he
has lost half of his purse for fighting Klitschko.

'He's a professional boxing, he has no qualifications. what is he supposed to do, sign on?

'The fact of the matter is that we
approached Luxembourg and and a couple of other European bodies who all
agreed to give him a licence. They have the same stranding as the BBBoC.

'The board must have been aware of
this when they made their ruling. They have promoted many shows outside
the UK including Dubai, Egypt and Portugal.

'Nothing is illegal here and I don't think it causes a problem. At the end of the day, ive been very supportive of the board.

'The fight is on. It's the biggest fight involving two British boxers this century.

'Even if the unsavoury scenes in Germany not taken place, I would loved to have promoted this fight.'

Irate General secretary Robert Smith revealed the BBBofC will meet on Wednesday to discuss their options - admitting they were furious with another board sanctioning the fight.

'We're having a meeting tomorrow and we'll put word out then,' said Smith.

'We're obviously not happy about it as it's not what we feel should happen.

'Another country has come into our jurisdiction and overruled us.'

Face off: Wladimir Klitschko will defend his titles against American Tony Thompson in Bern on July 7

The Upton Park undercard will feature Alexander Povetkin's defence of his WBA heavyweight title against Hasim Rahman.

Meanwhile,
Wladmir Klitschko, who beat Haye in Hamburg last summer, was in
Switzerland to promote his world heavyweight title defence in Bern
against American Tony Thompson on July 7.